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Biology: Some dogs bark while others are silent when trailing prey. The barking characteristic is due to a dom?
1.) In guinea pigs, black coat colour is dominant to white. What is the probability that a heterozygous black guinea pig crossed with a white one will produce a white offspring?
~75%
~50%
~25%
~100%
2.) In guinea pigs, black coat colour is dominant to white. What is the predicted ratio of black to white offspring from this cross?
~1/1
~3/4
~1/2
~1/4
3.) Some dogs bark while others are silent when trailing prey. The barking characteristic is due to a dominant gene (B). Erect ears (E) are dominant to drooping ears (e).
If you crossed a dog heterozygous for both traits with a droopy-eared, silent trailer, what are the chances that one of their offspring will be dominant for both traits (erect-eared, barking trailer)? (show Punnett Square work)
4.) What are the chances of these two dogs producing a droopy-eared, silent trailer?
~3 in 4
~1 in 4
~1 in 2
~3 in 16
5.) If two dogs heterozygous for both traits were crossed, what would be the chance of them producing a droopy-eared, silent trailer?
~1 in 4
~3 in 16
~1 in 16
~3 in 4
1 Answer
- Asst ProfLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
50%
1/1
0.25 (Punnett square is 1x4)
1 in 4
1 in 16
Source(s): 40 years teaching basic Genetics